FC Bayern will have to do without full-back Noussair Mazraoui for several weeks. The Moroccan World Cup participant was absent on Friday morning when Munich departed for the training camp in Qatar and was not on the squad list.
The 25-year-old is ill and should be out for at least four to six weeks. This is what “BILD” reports first. Mazraoui fell ill with Corona during the World Cup in Qatar. The infection hit him particularly hard: Mazraoui has an inflammation of the pericardium. He now has to be completely rested. His blood has been tested over the past few days.
He was advised to be physically inactive. After the rest, new tests will be made week by week and a decision will be made as to whether Mazraoui can resume training.
As FC Bayern announced on Friday afternoon, the 25-year-old was diagnosed with a “mild inflammation of the pericardium”. According to the club, the Moroccan tested positive for the corona virus at the beginning of December during the World Cup in Qatar. That’s why he missed the quarter-finals against Portugal (1-0). However, Mazraoui was back in the starting XI in the semifinals against France.
He would have been an alternative for left-back. In this position he convinced at the World Cup. The devout Muslim Mazraoui made a pilgrimage to Mecca after the world tournament.
When it became clear that he would be out longer, the club officials did not hesitate and signed the contractless Daley Blind. The 32-year-old defensive veteran played for the Netherlands at the World Cup and most recently for Ajax Amsterdam.
The case of Alphonso Davies is unforgettable in Bavaria: The Canadian full-back had an inflammation of the heart muscle after his corona infection and was missing for around three months.
The German soccer record champions will have to do without captain and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer (broken leg), defender Lucas Hernandez (torn cruciate ligament) and attacking star Sadio Mané (torn tendon in the fibula head) in the long term. Midfielder Marcel Sabitzer was absent from the flight to Qatar due to a cold and should travel to the country as soon as possible.
Coach Julian Nagelsmann’s team is preparing for the rest of the season in Qatar until January 12th. On January 20th she will play again in the Bundesliga, opponent is away RB Leipzig.